An exploration of opera in unconventional ways attempting to attract not just existing opera fans, but also those less familiar with the art form. The host guides the viewer to the places of origin of each opera, and explores the culture, history—and modern and current trends and how they apply to opera.
Seasons and episodes
2 seasons · 30 episodes
2
S2 E1Pagliacci
Sep 20, 201550 min
"Theatre is life" is the verism motto behind this beautiful opera. Gener explores Pagliacci in which fiction and reality intermingle and where nothing is as it might appear.
S2 E2Eugene Onegin
Sep 27, 201550 min
Tchaikovsky and Pushkin- the greatest examples of Russian Romanticism-speak to us about impossible romances, homosexuality, dandies, love letters and duels of honor. Gener goes to the Liceu Conservatory to collaborate with some aspiring mus
S2 E3Fidelio
Oct 4, 201550 min
Gener discusses Beethoven and the composer's main drives in life- love, injustice, and freedom.
S2 E4Handel
Oct 11, 201550 min
In London Gener reveals how Handel managed something which nobody had ever managed before: to make England love opera. This is an episode about a very competitive man who achieved everything he aimed for and converted opera into something w
S2 E5Così fan tutte
Oct 18, 201550 min
Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the leading examples of musical classicism, and its main topic, narrated as a comedy, is infidelity.
S2 E6Salome
Oct 25, 201550 min
Based on the timeless play by Oscar Wilde, Richard Strauss wrote a troubling, uneasy score which portrays very clearly man's basic instincts. It is a story about obsession, about curiosity and about our desire for the prohibited. And the sc
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch This is Opera?
- It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of This is Opera are there?
- This is Opera has 2 seasons and 30 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of This is Opera?
- This is Opera has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 27, 2015.
- Who stars in This is Opera?
- This is Opera stars Ramon Gener.
